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Photograph caption dated June 29, 1954 reads, "End of trail - This small Van Nuys cell is similar to those used for 16 and 17-year-old juveniles in Los Angeles County Jail. Built for two, it must as a rule accommodate three, third boy sleeping on floor or on mattress."; See image #00123476 for additional photo in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles County Jail (Los Angeles, Calif.) Juvenile delinquents--California--Los Angeles Criminal records--California--Los Angeles Teenagers--California--Los Angeles Jails--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Interiors--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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